4.3 Supercharged Chevy

[Stroked & Blown]

Intake port design / manufacturing optimization.

[Homeoboxter]

Very nice. I guess nothing really can go wrong on such a classic OHV V6. Unless you blow it with a big charger Btw, what happened to the original motor?

[Qingdao]

Originally Posted by Homeoboxter

Very nice. I guess nothing really can go wrong on such a classic OHV V6. Unless you blow it with a big charger Btw, what happened to the original motor?

I wouldn't say the M90 is too big. Its no Detroit blower after all. I'm hopping to get about 6 or 7 pounds of pressure.

No idea about the original motor. Guy I bought it from said that it was an IMS failure, but IDK about that guy, same guy used a rag to adjust the headlight... I honestly didn't really care enough to check it.

Pistons should be pressed in tomorrow.

[Qingdao]

The Box is all like "Please be gentle good sir" and that Chevy is like "HELL NA; I'MA RAM IT DOWN!"





But seriously I'm so close gotta get longer push rods and figure out a correct belt length... then its just a matter of sliding this bad boy in that purty gurl.

[Qingdao]

O M G... Everybody talks up Kennedy engineering.. Oh man Kennedy is the bomb digity. Oh Kennedy makes some sharp shiz. BUT Dagnabit (I'm using softer words) I was gonna do some real hatting on Kennedy the other night.

I went to put in my trans on the KEP adaptor plate. I had previously (as seen on this thread) mocked the engine and trans up in the car. No problems right??? But when I went to put the trans back in for real this time I ran into a big snafu. One of the bellhousing bolts for the SBC is in the same spot as the Porsche bellhousing. I know thats not necessarily KEP's fault, but at least they could have not made a hole there or made some kind of note about it. SO I took the trans back out (what a pain). Cut a chunk out of the Porsche bellhousing.

THE Next attempt at re-installing the trans... I had it all bolted up with all the bellhousing bolts in place. And I went to put the starter motor in. CLUNK I hit the Porsche bellhousing. Apparently you have to cut out another chunk of the Porsche bellhousing to get their starter to fit. OH man I was cursing when I took the trans back out.


ANYWHO, alls well that ends well. I cut my chunks out and re-installed the trans.




^^^ Thats the area in question that anyone following me (I doubt there are those as crazy as I***) can use as reference on where to cut.


Here is the old girl sitting all pretty in that engine bay.... I just wanna cry its so beautiful.




So I asked on FB and someone politely responded to my inquiry, but I'm retarded and even more so when it comes to electricity. What color wires, or which pins do I need to make wires go to to make this sensor work. I feel like this is a VSS which is something I want and I accidently hacked it off. Does anybody have a wiring diagram I can follow the VSS wire to a source or know off the top of their heads which pin on what I need to make a wire to make this work?








***Or just touched in the head??

[Homeoboxter]

Originally Posted by Qingdao

O M G... Everybody talks up Kennedy engineering.. Oh man Kennedy is the bomb digity. Oh Kennedy makes some sharp shiz. BUT Dagnabit (I'm using softer words) I was gonna do some real hatting on Kennedy the other night.

I went to put in my trans on the KEP adaptor plate. I had previously (as seen on this thread) mocked the engine and trans up in the car. No problems right??? But when I went to put the trans back in for real this time I ran into a big snafu. One of the bellhousing bolts for the SBC is in the same spot as the Porsche bellhousing. I know thats not necessarily KEP's fault, but at least they could have not made a hole there or made some kind of note about it. SO I took the trans back out (what a pain). Cut a chunk out of the Porsche bellhousing.

THE Next attempt at re-installing the trans... I had it all bolted up with all the bellhousing bolts in place. And I went to put the starter motor in. CLUNK I hit the Porsche bellhousing. Apparently you have to cut out another chunk of the Porsche bellhousing to get their starter to fit. OH man I was cursing when I took the trans back out.


ANYWHO, alls well that ends well. I cut my chunks out and re-installed the trans.




^^^ Thats the area in question that anyone following me (I doubt there are those as crazy as I***) can use as reference on where to cut.


Here is the old girl sitting all pretty in that engine bay.... I just wanna cry its so beautiful.




So I asked on FB and someone politely responded to my inquiry, but I'm retarded and even more so when it comes to electricity. What color wires, or which pins do I need to make wires go to to make this sensor work. I feel like this is a VSS which is something I want and I accidently hacked it off. Does anybody have a wiring diagram I can follow the VSS wire to a source or know off the top of their heads which pin on what I need to make a wire to make this work?








***Or just touched in the head??

Not sure if that helps you any way, but on my car this connector is blank, wasn`t used and capped off. The only cable that comes from the tranny is the reverse gear switch. Perhaps it`s optional and the speed signal for the speedometer is coming from the ABS sensors?

[Qingdao]

Originally Posted by Homeoboxter

Not sure if that helps you any way, but on my car this connector is blank, wasn`t used and capped off. The only cable that comes from the tranny is the reverse gear switch. Perhaps it`s optional and the speed signal for the speedometer is coming from the ABS sensors?

I guess you guys are right. Its not like me to just toss out a connector; especially not one that came off the trans.

Shriek it will, soon enough.

I got all the coolant things sorted. I have the coolant temp sender in the heads. I don't know what kinda temps thats gonna read; I might move it to the intake manifold as thats the OE location on the Chevy truck.

Looks like I'm just held up by a clutch slave cylinder. Then I just have to re-assemble the exhaust, drop the car off the jack stands, and wire it up.